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A Polish Metal Printing Block for a Printing Press
A Polish Metal Printing Block for a Printing Press

A Polish Metal Printing Block for a Printing Press

Located in New York, NY

This is an antique Polish metal printer's block, used for printing Hebrew text or religious documents. Printer's blocks like this were essential tools in the printing process, partic...

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19th Century Polish Antique Printing Press

Materials

Metal, Lead

Chandler and Price, Printing Press, United States, Early 20th Century
Chandler and Price, Printing Press, United States, Early 20th Century

Chandler and Price, Printing Press, United States, Early 20th Century

Located in New York, NY

The Chandler & Price press is a legendary line of cast-iron, flywheel-driven platen presses that revolutionized commercial printing.

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Early 20th Century American Antique Printing Press

Materials

Iron

Vintage Industrial Oak Printing Press Desk Design Hamilton Typesetters WorkShop
Vintage Industrial Oak Printing Press Desk Design Hamilton Typesetters WorkShop

Vintage Industrial Oak Printing Press Desk Design Hamilton Typesetters WorkShop

Located in Hyattsville, MD

Antique Hamilton of Two Rivers Wisconsin Industrial steel/oak type Ledge Worktable for Printers, Printmakers, or TypeSetting. Patina and wear to all surfaces. Many years of use has c...

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Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Printing Press

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Steel

Old Hand-Colored View of the City of Nice in Southern France, ca.1860
Old Hand-Colored View of the City of Nice in Southern France, ca.1860

Old Hand-Colored View of the City of Nice in Southern France, ca.1860

Located in Langweer, NL

Jean Frédéric Wentzel (1807-1869), was an engraver, lithographer and printer who founded a large printing press of popular lithographic and typographic imagery Wissembourg, France, (...

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1860s Antique Printing Press

Materials

Paper

Map of Moscow Engraved map of Moscow from 1805 Frères Courtener
Map of Moscow Engraved map of Moscow from 1805 Frères Courtener

Map of Moscow Engraved map of Moscow from 1805 Frères Courtener

Located in Madrid, ES

The Frenchman François Courtener arrived in Moscow in the 1770s and ran a bookstore and a small printing press until his death in 1814. The map depicts the city shortly before the di...

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Early 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Printing Press

Materials

Parchment Paper

Late 19th Century Figural Bronze and Marble Mantel Clock Industrial Revolution
Late 19th Century Figural Bronze and Marble Mantel Clock Industrial Revolution

Late 19th Century Figural Bronze and Marble Mantel Clock Industrial Revolution

Located in Stamford, CT

The Muse carries a compass in her left hand, and her foot is resting on an anvil. On one side is a printing press and a sprocket and several sheets of paper on the other side.

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Late 19th Century French Antique Printing Press

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Antique French Wallpaper Printing Block Woodblock Stamp Press 13"
Antique French Wallpaper Printing Block Woodblock Stamp Press 13"

Antique French Wallpaper Printing Block Woodblock Stamp Press 13"

Located in Dayton, OH

Antique French wallpaper pringing block featuring a Maltese Cross / clover shaped medallion surrounded by floral buds. Circa 1850, Made in France. Dimensions: 12.75" x 2" x 12.75" ...

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19th Century French Antique Printing Press

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Hardwood

Amberley Boy, No. 2
Amberley Boy, No. 2

Amberley Boy, No. 2

By Gerald Leslie Brockhurst

Located in Fairlawn, OH

The earlier etching had been abandoned at an early stage after the artist recorded the plate as “spoiled” (it was destroyed in the printing press). Fortunately, no such mishap occurr...

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1920s English School Antique Printing Press

Materials

Etching

Leonetto Cappiello, Original Vintage Alcohol Poster, Bitter Campari, Clown, 1921
Leonetto Cappiello, Original Vintage Alcohol Poster, Bitter Campari, Clown, 1921

Leonetto Cappiello, Original Vintage Alcohol Poster, Bitter Campari, Clown, 1921

By Leonetto Cappiello

Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR

He remained loyal to the Vercasson printing press until the early 1920s , continues with “Les Imprimeries Réunies” and begins, at the same period, to work regularly for the publisher...

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Early 1900s French Belle Époque Antique Printing Press

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Paper

La Capeline de Paille d'Italie (The Italian Straw Hat).
La Capeline de Paille d'Italie (The Italian Straw Hat).

La Capeline de Paille d'Italie (The Italian Straw Hat).

By Henri Matisse

Located in Plano, TX

Matisse eventually installed a printing press in his own studio. Henri Matisse approached printmaking with a toolbox of techniques that allowed him to explore the medium to its fulle...

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Early 20th Century Modern Antique Printing Press

Materials

Lithograph

Frederick Keppel Etching Mansion in Woods, Ernst D. Roth Artist Proof Signed
Frederick Keppel Etching Mansion in Woods, Ernst D. Roth Artist Proof Signed

Frederick Keppel Etching Mansion in Woods, Ernst D. Roth Artist Proof Signed

Located in Hyattsville, MD

Besides housing examples of Roth's work, Silvermine College of Art has his printing press from which he produced countless etchings.

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1910s American Late Victorian Antique Printing Press

Materials

Paper

Les Tuileries, Paris - Hand Colored Lithograph 1845-1860
Les Tuileries, Paris - Hand Colored Lithograph 1845-1860

Les Tuileries, Paris - Hand Colored Lithograph 1845-1860

Located in Soquel, CA

After working for a handful of other printers, Lemercier started his own firm in 1828 at 2, rue Pierre Sarrazin with only one printing press. He subsequently moved a few more times b...

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Mid-19th Century Romantic Antique Printing Press

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Bibliothecæ Alexandrinæ icones symbolicæ / elogiis illustratæ, by C. Giarda
Bibliothecæ Alexandrinæ icones symbolicæ / elogiis illustratæ, by C. Giarda

Bibliothecæ Alexandrinæ icones symbolicæ / elogiis illustratæ, by C. Giarda

Located in Middletown, NY

He was the preeminent manufacturer of printing press equipment was a founding member and the first president of the Grolier Club 1884.

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17th Century French Antique Printing Press

Materials

Gold Leaf

19th century color lithograph horses figures dynamic landscape
19th century color lithograph horses figures dynamic landscape

19th century color lithograph horses figures dynamic landscape

By Currier & Ives

Located in Milwaukee, WI

The third floor was devoted to the hand operated printing presses that were built by Nat's cousin, Cyrus Currier, at his shop Cyrus Currier & Sons in Newark, NJ.

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1870s Antique Printing Press

Materials

Lithograph

Rue de la Paix, Paris - Hand Colored Lithograph 1845-1860
Rue de la Paix, Paris - Hand Colored Lithograph 1845-1860

Rue de la Paix, Paris - Hand Colored Lithograph 1845-1860

Located in Soquel, CA

After working for a handful of other printers, Lemercier started his own firm in 1828 at 2, rue Pierre Sarrazin with only one printing press. He subsequently moved a few more times b...

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Mid-19th Century Romantic Antique Printing Press

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Blossom Time in Tokyo
Blossom Time in Tokyo

Blossom Time in Tokyo

By Helen Hyde

Located in Fairlawn, OH

In 1894 Hyde returned to San Francisco and in 1895 she bought a printing press and experimented with etching. In 1896, Chinatown became a source of subjects for her early etchings, ...

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1910s American Impressionist Antique Printing Press

Materials

Woodcut

The Romance of Sir Degrevaunt – KELMSCOTT PRESS
The Romance of Sir Degrevaunt – KELMSCOTT PRESS

The Romance of Sir Degrevaunt – KELMSCOTT PRESS

Located in Middletown, NY

Today, they remain highly prized by collectors and bibliophiles alike, celebrated for their beauty, craftsmanship, and their place at the dawn of modern fine press printing. Conditi...

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Late 19th Century English Antique Printing Press

Materials

Paper, Fabric

Amsterdam’s Elegant Herengracht: Historic Canal Scene, circa 1870
Amsterdam’s Elegant Herengracht: Historic Canal Scene, circa 1870

Amsterdam’s Elegant Herengracht: Historic Canal Scene, circa 1870

Located in Langweer, NL

A damp sheet of paper is placed on the plate and pressed with a heavy roller or printing press to transfer the image from the plate to the paper.

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Late 19th Century Antique Printing Press

Materials

Paper

The Story of Noah - Original Complete Series of 6 Etchings - 1768
The Story of Noah - Original Complete Series of 6 Etchings - 1768

The Story of Noah - Original Complete Series of 6 Etchings - 1768

Located in Roma, IT

Designed by an anonymous author, the series, together with three other devotional themes to compose a suite of 28 tables, was highly successful, appearing in the various catalogs of ...

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1760s Antique Printing Press

Materials

Watercolor, Etching

Johannes Gutenberg / - The Fate of Humanity -
Johannes Gutenberg / - The Fate of Humanity -

Johannes Gutenberg / - The Fate of Humanity -

Located in Berlin, DE

The heavy humanist cap depicts Gutenberg as the initiator of a cultural revolution. Through the printing press, not only will every person ultimately be able to partake in the source...

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Early 1900s Realist Antique Printing Press

Materials

Plaster

Brown’s Self-Interpreting Family Bible by the Rev. John Brown, Illustrated, 1880
Brown’s Self-Interpreting Family Bible by the Rev. John Brown, Illustrated, 1880

Brown’s Self-Interpreting Family Bible by the Rev. John Brown, Illustrated, 1880

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

Several full-color pages, most notably stunning “Presentation,” “Matrimony,” and “Family Temperance Pledge” pages, were printed in variations of red, pink, gold, sage, and light and ...

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1880s English High Victorian Antique Printing Press

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Leather, Paper

Mock Procession of Guy Fawkes: A Hand-Colored Aquatint by William Pyne, 1805
Mock Procession of Guy Fawkes: A Hand-Colored Aquatint by William Pyne, 1805

Mock Procession of Guy Fawkes: A Hand-Colored Aquatint by William Pyne, 1805

Located in Langweer, NL

The plate is then pressed onto a damp sheet of paper using a printing press, transferring the ink to create the final print. #### Application in Pyne’s Aquatint: - **Tonal Variatio...

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Early 1800s Antique Printing Press

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Paper

Stunning Birds of Paradise from Seligmann's Rare Birds Collection (1770-1773)
Stunning Birds of Paradise from Seligmann's Rare Birds Collection (1770-1773)

Stunning Birds of Paradise from Seligmann's Rare Birds Collection (1770-1773)

Located in Langweer, NL

A damp sheet of paper would be pressed onto the plate using a printing press, forcing the ink from the grooves onto the paper to produce the image

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1770s Antique Printing Press

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Paper

1920's Original Printers Letterpress Typography Rack
1920's Original Printers Letterpress Typography Rack

1920's Original Printers Letterpress Typography Rack

Located in Hook, Hampshire

The unit was used to store and printing plates ready for printing. Letterpress type blocks were laid out (set) in a frame, then secured with spacers and 'furniture' wedges before the...

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1920s German Antique Printing Press

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Pine

1920's Original Printers Letterpress Typography Shelving
1920's Original Printers Letterpress Typography Shelving

1920's Original Printers Letterpress Typography Shelving

Located in Hook, Hampshire

The unit was used to house ‘set plates’ ready for printing. The type blocks were laid out (set) in the frame, then secured with spacers and 'furniture' wedges before the printer move...

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1920s German Antique Printing Press

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Pine

1940's Warm Oak Classic Bentwood Dining Chair
1940's Warm Oak Classic Bentwood Dining Chair

1940's Warm Oak Classic Bentwood Dining Chair

Located in Hook, Hampshire

The type blocks were laid out (set) in the frame, then secured with spacers and 'furniture' wedges before the printer moved the frame to the press for printing. Original presses used...

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1920s German Antique Printing Press

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Pine

1920's Original Printers Letterpress Typography Cabinet
1920's Original Printers Letterpress Typography Cabinet

1920's Original Printers Letterpress Typography Cabinet

Located in Hook, Hampshire

The type blocks were laid out (set) in the frame, then secured with spacers and 'furniture' wedges before the printer moved the frame to the press for printing. Original presses used...

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1920s German Antique Printing Press

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Pine

Mirror Frame With Engraved Dutch Print Depicting Dukes Of Mirandola Coat Of Arms
Mirror Frame With Engraved Dutch Print Depicting Dukes Of Mirandola Coat Of Arms

Mirror Frame With Engraved Dutch Print Depicting Dukes Of Mirandola Coat Of Arms

Located in Prato, Tuscany

The engraved lines then contained ink, and the plate was used to transfer the image to paper through the printing process, often using a press. Dutch artists such as Rembrandt van Ri...

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Mid-17th Century Dutch Modern Antique Printing Press

Materials

Wood, Paper

Pablo Picasso, Portrait of Paul Valery, from The Young Fate, 1921 (after)
Pablo Picasso, Portrait of Paul Valery, from The Young Fate, 1921 (after)

Pablo Picasso, Portrait of Paul Valery, from The Young Fate, 1921 (after)

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Southampton, NY

About the Publication: La Jeune Parque (The Young Fate), written by Nobel Prize-winning author Paul Valery and published in 1921 by Editions de la Nouvelle Revue francaise, stands ...

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1920s Modern Antique Printing Press

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Lithograph

Early 20th Century Distant Canyon Landscape
Early 20th Century Distant Canyon Landscape

Early 20th Century Distant Canyon Landscape

By Cyrus Bates Currier

Located in Soquel, CA

He had built a large lathe for finishing paper mill dryers, which he finished personally, chipping and filing it by hand; no mean mechanical feat. The first transfer press for printi...

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1920s American Impressionist Antique Printing Press

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Cardboard

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Tavola di Miscellanea - Table with miscellaneous.

Tavola di Miscellanea - Table with miscellaneous.

Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant

Watermark: circle with a donkey. Depictions of a printing press, organ tubes and other machines and objects including a fountain pen, sculture, rocket, pantograph etcetera.

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Early 1700s Antique Printing Press

Materials

Engraving

Antique Oak 5-Drawer Collectors Cabinet with Brass Handles, Early 19th Century
Antique Oak 5-Drawer Collectors Cabinet with Brass Handles, Early 19th Century

Antique Oak 5-Drawer Collectors Cabinet with Brass Handles, Early 19th Century

Located in Ely, GB

Joseph Bramah was a true inventor in every sense of the word, patenting other very notable inventions like an improved flushing toilet, bank note printing press, and a hydraulic pres...

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Early 1800s British Early Victorian Antique Printing Press

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Brass

Pl. IX  Manege (Horsemanship)
Pl. IX  Manege (Horsemanship)

Denis DiderotPl. IX Manege (Horsemanship), 1762-72

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H 22.75 in W 17.75 in D 1.5 in

Pl. IX Manege (Horsemanship)

By Denis Diderot

Located in Florham Park, NJ

It had examples of everything from the printing press to sea shells, cheese making to Asian elephants.

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18th Century and Earlier Academic Antique Printing Press

Materials

Engraving

Table Lamp from Industrial Wallpaper Printing Roller from the Early 1990s
Table Lamp from Industrial Wallpaper Printing Roller from the Early 1990s

Table Lamp from Industrial Wallpaper Printing Roller from the Early 1990s

Located in Madison, WI

Dates listed below are for the printing roller, that were hewn from old growth maple or mahogany and fitted with brass filigree and ink pads for printing on large industrial presses.

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Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Printing Press

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Brass

Antique Gold and Electroplated Brooch Thorvaldsen's Venus, Mars and Vulcan, 1880
Antique Gold and Electroplated Brooch Thorvaldsen's Venus, Mars and Vulcan, 1880

Antique Gold and Electroplated Brooch Thorvaldsen's Venus, Mars and Vulcan, 1880

Located in Antwerp, BE

By 1839, scientists in Britain and Russia had independently devised metal-deposition processes similar to Brugnatelli's for the copper electroplating of printing press plates. Boris...

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1880s Unknown Empire Antique Printing Press

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Gold, 14k Gold, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver

"Study of Landscape With Cliff and Trees" Graphite/Paper American PreRaphaelite
"Study of Landscape With Cliff and Trees" Graphite/Paper American PreRaphaelite

"Study of Landscape With Cliff and Trees" Graphite/Paper American PreRaphaelite

By John Henry Hill

Located in Dallas, TX

He sold these works to tourists passing through the region and also took commissions from local landowners who wished to have paintings of their summer homes. Hill also had a printi...

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Late 19th Century Antique Printing Press

Materials

Paper, Graphite

Engravers Printing Press
Engravers Printing Press

Engravers Printing Press

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H 55 in W 38 in D 28 in

Engravers Printing Press

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Printing Press by Peter Leisten. Complete working mechanism.

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19th Century German Antique Printing Press

Materials

Iron

19th Century Curtis & Mitchell Cast Iron Printing Press Letterpress Boston MA
19th Century Curtis & Mitchell Cast Iron Printing Press Letterpress Boston MA

19th Century Curtis & Mitchell Cast Iron Printing Press Letterpress Boston MA

Located in Milford, NH

This is a great example of a 19th century Curtis & Mitchell Cast Iron Printing Press or Letterpress, Columbian #2 model.

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19th Century American Antique Printing Press

Materials

Iron

Nice Grand Tour Roman Head Marble and Bronze Printing Press Stamp Large Sized
Nice Grand Tour Roman Head Marble and Bronze Printing Press Stamp Large Sized

Nice Grand Tour Roman Head Marble and Bronze Printing Press Stamp Large Sized

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

We are delighted to offer this lovely Roman bronze head mounted in marble printing stamp A large decorative piece, most likely a grand tour collectable Dimensions Height 7....

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19th Century English Grand Tour Antique Printing Press

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Marble, Bronze

Chinese Sunflower Printing Block, c. 1900
Chinese Sunflower Printing Block, c. 1900

Chinese Sunflower Printing Block, c. 1900

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H 20.75 in W 14.25 in D 1.25 in

Chinese Sunflower Printing Block, c. 1900

Located in Chicago, IL

Centuries before Gutenberg's printing press, China was developing and perfecting printing processes that remain popular today.

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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Printing Press

Materials

Pearwood

Chinese Sunflower Printing Block

Chinese Sunflower Printing Block

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H 20.75 in W 14.25 in D 1.25 in

Chinese Sunflower Printing Block

Located in Chicago, IL

Hundreds of years before Gutenberg's printing press, China was developing and perfecting printing processes that remain popular today.

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Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Printing Press

Materials

Wood

Antique Paper Press Cabinet
Antique Paper Press Cabinet

Antique Paper Press Cabinet

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H 65.5 in W 23.5 in D 15.5 in

Antique Paper Press Cabinet

Located in Dallas, TX

This antique paper press cabinet was designed for the small printing press operation, usually in a quaint village and allowed the pressman to store his paper and to flatten it after ...

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19th Century Antique Printing Press

Pair of 19th Century Cast Iron Table Legs

Pair of 19th Century Cast Iron Table Legs

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H 11.42 in W 32.29 in D 5.91 in

Pair of 19th Century Cast Iron Table Legs

Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire

Originally from a printing press. Very heavy, around 40 kg each.

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Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Antique Printing Press

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Iron

Chinese Block Printing Type Set, c. 1900
Chinese Block Printing Type Set, c. 1900

Chinese Block Printing Type Set, c. 1900

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H 1.5 in W 10 in D 6 in

Chinese Block Printing Type Set, c. 1900

Located in Chicago, IL

Though the printing press is said to have been invented in China, it never offered the same efficiencies to Chinese culture as it did in the West, due to the near-endless number of C...

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Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Printing Press

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Wood

Chinese Wooden Printing Block Set, c. 1900
Chinese Wooden Printing Block Set, c. 1900

Chinese Wooden Printing Block Set, c. 1900

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H 6.25 in W 8.5 in D 1 in

Chinese Wooden Printing Block Set, c. 1900

Located in Chicago, IL

Though the printing press is said to have been invented in China, it never offered the same efficiencies to Chinese culture as it did in the West, due to the near endless numbers of ...

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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Printing Press

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Wood

Chinese Wooden Block Printing Set, circa 1900
Chinese Wooden Block Printing Set, circa 1900

Chinese Wooden Block Printing Set, circa 1900

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H 1.25 in W 4.5 in D 4.5 in

Chinese Wooden Block Printing Set, circa 1900

Located in Chicago, IL

Though the printing press is said to have been invented in China, it never offered the same efficiencies to Chinese culture as it did in the West, due to the near endless numbers of ...

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Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Printing Press

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Wood

CAST IRON EAGLE, A BOOK PRESS COUNTERWEIGHT, MADE IN PHILADELPHI
CAST IRON EAGLE, A BOOK PRESS COUNTERWEIGHT, MADE IN PHILADELPHI

CAST IRON EAGLE, A BOOK PRESS COUNTERWEIGHT, MADE IN PHILADELPHI

Located in York County, PA

CAST IRON EAGLE, A BOOK PRESS COUNTERWEIGHT, MADE IN PHILADELPHIA, CIRCA 1813: The Columbian Printing Press had a solid, cast iron, neoclassical eagle as a counter weight.

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19th Century American Folk Art Antique Printing Press

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Iron

Chinese Tiger Pine Yin Print Block
Chinese Tiger Pine Yin Print Block

Chinese Tiger Pine Yin Print Block

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H 22 in W 17 in D 2 in

Chinese Tiger Pine Yin Print Block

Located in Chicago, IL

Centuries before Gutenberg's printing press, China was developing and perfecting printing processes that remain popular today.

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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Printing Press

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Cypress

1800s Desk Top Publishing
1800s Desk Top Publishing

1800s Desk Top Publishing

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H 14 in W 15 in D 11 in

1800s Desk Top Publishing

Located in Peekskill, NY

It's a real hand operated printing press. These were used print anything from labels to business cards.

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19th Century American Antique Printing Press

Materials

Iron

NOVA REPERTA   - Title Page
NOVA REPERTA   - Title Page

NOVA REPERTA - Title Page

By Philip Galle

Located in Santa Monica, CA

This title page shows a world globe with Americae and also illustrates a printing press at the upper center. There are references to Columbus and Vespucci as well.

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17th Century Old Masters Antique Printing Press

Materials

Engraving

Georgian Stationery Box by William Lund c1840
Georgian Stationery Box by William Lund c1840

Georgian Stationery Box by William Lund c1840

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H 2.92 in W 9.18 in D 5.71 in

Georgian Stationery Box by William Lund c1840

By Tunbridge Ware

Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB

An appropriate origin for a stationery box as Fleet Street has been populated by scribbling hacks since the invention of the printing press.

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1840s British Victorian Antique Printing Press

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Wood

Antique Hamilton Printer's 20 Drawer Typeset Industrial Cabinet c.1920-1930
Antique Hamilton Printer's 20 Drawer Typeset Industrial Cabinet c.1920-1930

Antique Hamilton Printer's 20 Drawer Typeset Industrial Cabinet c.1920-1930

By Hamilton Products

Located in San Francisco, CA

The terms "upper case" and "lower case" originate from the layout of old printing presses, where the larger capital letters were stored in a separate compartment on the top ("upper c...

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Early 20th Century Industrial Antique Printing Press

Materials

Steel

Antique 36 Drawer Printer's Typeset Industrial Cabinet c.1910-1920
Antique 36 Drawer Printer's Typeset Industrial Cabinet c.1910-1920

Antique 36 Drawer Printer's Typeset Industrial Cabinet c.1910-1920

Located in San Francisco, CA

HISTORY The terms "upper case" and "lower case" originate from the layout of old printing presses, where the larger capital letters were stored in a separate compartment on the top ...

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Early 20th Century Industrial Antique Printing Press

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Steel

"Diary of the American Revolution" by Frank Moore, Two Volumes, 1860
"Diary of the American Revolution" by Frank Moore, Two Volumes, 1860

"Diary of the American Revolution" by Frank Moore, Two Volumes, 1860

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

While Moore includes essays and information from both the revolution-supporting Whigs as well as the loyalist Tories, printing presses didn’t always do the same. Fierce arguments wou...

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1860s American Antique Printing Press

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Paper

Antique Hamilton Printer's 24 Drawer Industrial Cabinet c.1920-1930
Antique Hamilton Printer's 24 Drawer Industrial Cabinet c.1920-1930

Antique Hamilton Printer's 24 Drawer Industrial Cabinet c.1920-1930

By Hamilton Products

Located in San Francisco, CA

The terms "upper case" and "lower case" originate from the layout of old printing presses, where the larger capital letters were stored in a separate compartment on the top ("upper c...

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Early 20th Century Industrial Antique Printing Press

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Steel

17th Century Nuremberg Etched Steel Casket
17th Century Nuremberg Etched Steel Casket

17th Century Nuremberg Etched Steel Casket

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H 4.75 in W 6.75 in D 4.5 in

17th Century Nuremberg Etched Steel Casket

Located in New Orleans, LA

Both a printing press and an observatory were built in the city, and Europe's first pocket watches, known as Nuremberg eggs, were made there circa 1500.

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17th Century German Renaissance Antique Printing Press

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Steel

Large Original Antique Bronze Sculpture, Presumably William Caxton, 19th Century
Large Original Antique Bronze Sculpture, Presumably William Caxton, 19th Century

Large Original Antique Bronze Sculpture, Presumably William Caxton, 19th Century

Located in Shippensburg, PA

An unusually large and powerful full length sculpture of a 19th century gentleman, the cast presumably captures a standing figure of William Caxton, the 15th Century English inventor...

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Late 19th Century French Romantic Antique Printing Press

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Bronze

Silhouette "THE FOUR SEASONS" Gold Print in Original Frame by Fidus, Circa 1900
Silhouette "THE FOUR SEASONS" Gold Print in Original Frame by Fidus, Circa 1900

Silhouette "THE FOUR SEASONS" Gold Print in Original Frame by Fidus, Circa 1900

Located in Van Nuys, CA

To illustrate a page of Diefenbach's philosophical fairy tales, he indulged the popular fad for silhouettes-something that worked well on the black-and-white printing press. His wer...

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Early 1900s American Edwardian Antique Printing Press

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Glass

Silhouette "The Four Seasons" Print in Original Frame by Fidus, circa 1900
Silhouette "The Four Seasons" Print in Original Frame by Fidus, circa 1900

Silhouette "The Four Seasons" Print in Original Frame by Fidus, circa 1900

Located in Van Nuys, CA

To illustrate a page of Diefenbach's philosophical fairy tales, he indulged the popular fad for silhouettes-something that worked well on the black-and-white printing press. His ...

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Early 1900s American Edwardian Antique Printing Press

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Paper

THE FOUR SEASONS Silhouette "Spring" Print in Original Frame by Fidus
THE FOUR SEASONS Silhouette "Spring" Print in Original Frame by Fidus

THE FOUR SEASONS Silhouette "Spring" Print in Original Frame by Fidus

By dsignedby 1

Located in Van Nuys, CA

To illustrate a page of Diefenbach's philosophical fairy tales, he indulged the popular fad for silhouettes-something that worked well on the black-and-white printing press. His wer...

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Early 1900s Edwardian Antique Printing Press

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Glass

Philadelphia Centennial Exposition Folding Fan, Circa 1876
Philadelphia Centennial Exposition Folding Fan, Circa 1876

Philadelphia Centennial Exposition Folding Fan, Circa 1876

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

The central theme of the fair was industry and technology, with exhibits ranging from displays of the first commercial typewriters, Alexander Graham Bell’s newly patented telephone, ...

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1870s Antique Printing Press

Materials

Paper

Pierrot - Design for Theatre de la Gaite - Paris - 19th Century Oil - A Choubrac
Pierrot - Design for Theatre de la Gaite - Paris - 19th Century Oil - A Choubrac

Pierrot - Design for Theatre de la Gaite - Paris - 19th Century Oil - A Choubrac

By Alfred Choubrac

Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire

They worked mainly with the printing press F. Appel. Later, Léon and Alfred created the Ateliers Choubrac, one time hosted by the printing press G.

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Late 19th Century Impressionist Antique Printing Press

Materials

Oil, Panel

Painting, View of Norton Hall, Northamptonshire by Henry John Boddington
Painting, View of Norton Hall, Northamptonshire by Henry John Boddington

Painting, View of Norton Hall, Northamptonshire by Henry John Boddington

By Henry John Boddington

Located in Essex, MA

He established his own printing press there as early as 1830, on which, among other works, he published Stemmata Botevilliana, his own account of the Boteville or Botfield family.

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19th Century English Romantic Antique Printing Press

Materials

Canvas

32 Star Minnesota Statehood, 1858-1859 Press Dyed Flag
32 Star Minnesota Statehood, 1858-1859 Press Dyed Flag

32 Star Minnesota Statehood, 1858-1859 Press Dyed Flag

Located in York County, PA

The inclusion of cotton would have made the fabric easier to press-dye. Printing on 100% wool is costly and difficult.

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1850s Antique Printing Press

17th Century Cabinet of Curiosities
17th Century Cabinet of Curiosities

17th Century Cabinet of Curiosities

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H 73.25 in W 43.63 in D 20.75 in

17th Century Cabinet of Curiosities

Located in New Orleans, LA

With the advent of the printing press and an explosion of European explorations in the 15th century, the interest in the new, exotic and at this time, the unexplainable, from far-off...

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17th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Printing Press

Materials

Lapis Lazuli, Bronze

Cappiello, Original Alcohol Poster, Cognac Monnet, Salamander, Liquor, Sun, 1927
Cappiello, Original Alcohol Poster, Cognac Monnet, Salamander, Liquor, Sun, 1927

Cappiello, Original Alcohol Poster, Cognac Monnet, Salamander, Liquor, Sun, 1927

By Leonetto Cappiello

Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR

He remained loyal to the Vercasson printing press until the early 1920s , continues with “Les Imprimeries Réunies” and begins, at the same period, to work regularly for the publisher...

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1920s French Art Deco Antique Printing Press

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Paper

The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments, 1887
The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments, 1887

The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments, 1887

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

The paper edges are gilded and the bible is presented with a new, custom-made archival clamshell box. The advent of the printing press encouraged the craft of books that the small,...

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1880s English Late Victorian Antique Printing Press

Materials

Paper, Leather

Virgin with Child and little bird. Oil on panel. 16th century.
Virgin with Child and little bird. Oil on panel. 16th century.

Virgin with Child and little bird. Oil on panel. 16th century.

Located in Madrid, ES

The first known printed edition (made in Delft) has been dated to 1500, but the text was first assembled by a Franciscan from the city of Cologne earlier. Thanks to the printing pres...

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16th Century European Renaissance Antique Printing Press

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Other

The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments, Illustrated, 1885
The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments, Illustrated, 1885

The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments, Illustrated, 1885

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

The spine has gilt stamped titles and raised bands. The advent of the printing press encouraged the craft of books that the small, literate class valued as works of art.

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1880s American Gothic Revival Antique Printing Press

Materials

Leather, Paper

34 Star Civil War Period Flag with Unusual Woven Stripes and Press Dyed Stars
34 Star Civil War Period Flag with Unusual Woven Stripes and Press Dyed Stars

34 Star Civil War Period Flag with Unusual Woven Stripes and Press Dyed Stars

Located in York County, PA

The inclusion of cotton would have made the fabric easier to press-dye. Printing on 100% wool is costly and difficult.

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1860s American Antique Printing Press

The Holy Bible, Standard Edition, Illustrated Family Bible, 1885
The Holy Bible, Standard Edition, Illustrated Family Bible, 1885

The Holy Bible, Standard Edition, Illustrated Family Bible, 1885

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

It is held together with two stunning decorative pewter clasps. The advent of the printing press encouraged the craft of books that the small, literate class valued as works of art.

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1880s American Late Victorian Antique Printing Press

Materials

Leather, Paper

The Holy Bible, Edited by Rev. John Eadie, Illustrated, circa 1880s
The Holy Bible, Edited by Rev. John Eadie, Illustrated, circa 1880s

The Holy Bible, Edited by Rev. John Eadie, Illustrated, circa 1880s

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

The bible has its original brass clasps and corner clips. The advent of the printing press encouraged the craft of books that the small, literate class valued as works of art.

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1880s Antique Printing Press

Materials

Gold, Brass

The Improved Domestic Bible, by Reverend Nevin, Illustrated, Circa 1880
The Improved Domestic Bible, by Reverend Nevin, Illustrated, Circa 1880

The Improved Domestic Bible, by Reverend Nevin, Illustrated, Circa 1880

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

Potter & Co. The advent of the printing press encouraged the craft of books that the small, literate class valued as works of art.

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1880s English Antique Printing Press

Materials

Leather, Paper

Brown’s Self-Interpreting Family Bible by the Rev. John Brown, Illustrated, 1880
Brown’s Self-Interpreting Family Bible by the Rev. John Brown, Illustrated, 1880

Brown’s Self-Interpreting Family Bible by the Rev. John Brown, Illustrated, 1880

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

Several full-color pages, most notably stunning “Presentation,” “Matrimony,” and “Family Temperance Pledge” pages, were printed in variations of red, pink, gold, sage, and light and ...

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1880s English High Victorian Antique Printing Press

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Leather, Paper

Brown’s Self-Interpreting Family Bible by the Rev. John Brown, Illustrated, 1890
Brown’s Self-Interpreting Family Bible by the Rev. John Brown, Illustrated, 1890

Brown’s Self-Interpreting Family Bible by the Rev. John Brown, Illustrated, 1890

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

Several full-color pages, most notably a stunning “Presentation” page, were printed in variations of bright red, gold, sage, and cobalt blue. The advent of the printing press enco...

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1890s American Baroque Revival Antique Printing Press

Materials

Leather, Paper

The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments, Illustrated, 1882
The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments, Illustrated, 1882

The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments, Illustrated, 1882

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

The spine has gilt stamped titles and raised bands. The advent of the printing press encouraged the craft of books that the small, literate class valued as works of art.

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1880s Canadian Antique Printing Press

Materials

Leather, Paper

1920s Printers Cabinet / Drawer Unit with Complete Original Letterpress Typogra
1920s Printers Cabinet / Drawer Unit with Complete Original Letterpress Typogra

1920s Printers Cabinet / Drawer Unit with Complete Original Letterpress Typogra

Located in Hook, Hampshire

The type blocks were laid out (set) in the frame, then secured with spacers and ‘furniture’ wedges before the printer moved the frame to the press for printing. Original presses used...

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1920s French Antique Printing Press

Materials

Pine

13 Star U.s. Navy Small Boat Ensign Flag
13 Star U.s. Navy Small Boat Ensign Flag

13 Star U.s. Navy Small Boat Ensign Flag

Located in York County, PA

Initially he worked at his trade (in Lowell city directories of the 1840's, Holt was listed as a cabinet maker and carpenter) with a shop on Howe Street, near the Whitney Mill, where...

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19th Century American Antique Printing Press

38 STAR AMERICAN FLAG, EXTREMELY RARE WREATH VARIATION, COLORADO
38 STAR AMERICAN FLAG, EXTREMELY RARE WREATH VARIATION, COLORADO

38 STAR AMERICAN FLAG, EXTREMELY RARE WREATH VARIATION, COLORADO

Located in York County, PA

The process of printing flags on wool, called press-dying, was first patented in 1849.

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19th Century American Antique Printing Press

38 Stars, Made For The 1876 Centennial Exposition
38 Stars, Made For The 1876 Centennial Exposition

38 Stars, Made For The 1876 Centennial Exposition

Located in York County, PA

This is why it was the natural choice for some of the printed flag that were used at the 1876 Worlds Fair, which lasted for a full six months and required decorative, printed flags w...

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19th Century Antique Printing Press

Chinese Printing Block Panel, circa 1850
Chinese Printing Block Panel, circa 1850

Chinese Printing Block Panel, circa 1850

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H 10.5 in W 20.5 in D 1.75 in

Chinese Printing Block Panel, circa 1850

Located in Chicago, IL

Centuries before Gutenberg's printing press, China was developing and perfecting printing processes that remain popular today.

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Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Printing Press

Materials

Wood

Early 20th Century Chinese Sunflower Printing Block

Early 20th Century Chinese Sunflower Printing Block

Located in Chicago, IL

Hundreds of years before Gutenberg's printing press, China was developing and perfecting printing processes that remain popular today.

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Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Printing Press

Materials

Pearwood

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Materials

Felt, Oak

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Located in Forney, TX

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Mid-20th Century American Industrial Antique Printing Press

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Steel, Iron

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Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie

This large, industrial catalog cabinet with multiple flat drawers was made during the 1930s and comes from Artist's Atelie. It is made of high-quality oak wood, which is considered a...

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1930s European Industrial Antique Printing Press

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Brass

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Neoclassical Style Industrial Bronze Bank Lobby Bar Counter

Neoclassical Style Industrial Bronze Bank Lobby Bar Counter

Located in Rio Vista, CA

Monumental industrial bronze bar height counter measuring nearly 16 feet long. The bar height table crafted in the neoclassical taste was formerly a bank lobby counter with two sets ...

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20th Century European Neoclassical Antique Printing Press

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Bronze

Illuminated Adjustable Drafting Table, 1950s USA
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Illuminated Adjustable Drafting Table, 1950s USA

$8,800

H 46.5 in W 62 in D 34.5 in

Illuminated Adjustable Drafting Table, 1950s USA

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Incredible industrial grade light box drafting table. Extremely heavy and well made in the US, circa 1950s. Glass tabletop allows the light of two enclosed fluorescent tube lights to...

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1950s American Antique Printing Press

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Metal

Adjustable Vintage Industrial Desk
Adjustable Vintage Industrial Desk

Adjustable Vintage Industrial Desk

$1,850

H 51.75 in W 40 in D 18 in

Adjustable Vintage Industrial Desk

Located in Oakville, CT

Adjustable Foyer Entryway Hall Table / Hostess Station with Lamp Overall Dimensions: 18" x 40" x 40 1/2" - 51 3/4" high Desktop Dimensions: 16" x 40" x 23" - 34 1/4" high Material...

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Mid-20th Century American Antique Printing Press

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Steel, Iron

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$35,000

H 33.25 in W 173.25 in D 27.25 in

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Located in Baton Rouge, LA

This massive Spanish 19th century retail shop counter is over 14 feet long (14’-5 ¼” to be exact) - which is a fantastic scale to anchor a large kitchen or commercial business as it ...

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19th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Antique Printing Press

Materials

Wood, Paint

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Adjustable Industrial Table Hamilton USA

Adjustable Industrial Table Hamilton USA

$14,500

H 39 in W 90 in D 24 in

Adjustable Industrial Table Hamilton USA

By Hamilton

Located in Sagaponack, NY

An adjusting industrial table on casters having an architectural cast iron frame supporting a joined and substantial oiled mahogany top. The height is controlled by a pair of hand cr...

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20th Century American Industrial Antique Printing Press

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Iron, Metal

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Find many varieties of an authentic antique printing press available at 1stDibs. Each antique printing press for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using paper, wood and fabric. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer antique printing press, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. An antique printing press is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in neoclassical, industrial and Art Nouveau styles are sought with frequency. Many designers have produced at least one well-made antique printing press over the years, but those crafted by Annin & Co., Bernard Direx Renderings and Charles J. Kleingrothe are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

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